''Trick Pony'' is the debut studio album by American

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Trick Pony Trick Pony was an American country music group, formed in 1999 by Heidi Newfield (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica), Keith Burns (lead guitar, vocals), and Ira Dean (bass guitar, vocals). They recorded three studio albums: '' Trick Pony'', ...

, released in 2001 via

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Nashville. The album produced three singles in "Pour Me", "On a Night Like This", and "Just What I Do", which respectively reached #12, #4, and #13 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. "Just What I Do" was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for "Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals". Also included is a

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of Johnny Cash's "Big River", here covered with Cash and

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Track listing

Personnel

Trick Pony

*Keith Burns – acoustic guitar, lead guitarist, lead vocals on “Just What I Do” *Ira Dean –

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, vocals *

Heidi Newfield Heidi Kay Newfield (born October 4, 1970) is an American country music artist. She was lead singer, rhythm guitarist and harmonica player for the group Trick Pony, alongside Keith Burns and Ira Dean from 1996 until 2006, when she left in pursuit ...

– vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar

Additional musicians

*Kenny Aronoff – drums *Daniel Blank – fiddle *Pat Buchanan –

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* Johnny Cash – vocals on "Big River" *

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– drums *

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– fiddle * Aubrey Haynie – fiddle *John Hobbs –

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– vocals on "Big River" *

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– electric guitar *Steve Nathan – keyboards *Brian Nelson – percussion *Jimmy Nichols – keyboards *Russ Pahl – electric guitar, steel guitar *Tom Roady – percussion *Brad Ruthven – electric guitar *Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar *Travis Moon – Voice of Disc Jockey on "You Can't Say That on the Radio"

Track listing

Personnel

Trick Pony

Additional musicians

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References